Coffee-percolator.



H.- W. REYNOLDS. COFFEE PERC'OLATOR. MPL10-Anon FILED AUG. 9, 1907. I

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GOFPBEPBRGOLATQB. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1907'.

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' UNirE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.A

HOWARD W. REYNOLDS, or NEW YoRK,`N. Y., tss'IeNoRA oF ONE-FOURTH 'ro soo'r'r c. Ross,

or Nnw YORK, N. Y.. v.

COFFEE-PERGOLATOR.

A Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 9, 1907. Serial No. 387,885.

'Patented July 28, 1908.

Tohll whomvit may concern.;

Be it known that I, HOWARD W. REY.-v

\ NoLDs, a citizen of the United States, 'residin at New York, in the county of'New York an State of New York, have invented new 'and useful Im rovements in. CoeefPercolators, of which the following is. a 'specificatiom 1 This invention relates to percolators rimarily designed formakin'g d1-i. co ee,-

and its' obj ect is .to rovide a peren ator com rising a boiler an *a pot removable there' vom and having a percolating chamber in its upper portionfand means for conductingthe steaml and-hot water from the boiler thereto so that the waterl passingras such from the boiler and the waterI of condensation from the steam will percolate through the mass of codec inthe percolating chamber and extract thev solublesubstances therefrom and'j as s.

into the pot for use theconstruction an ar-v rangement ofl part'sbeing such as to secure certain advantagesjin operationand 'asuroduct, as` hereinafter described.l Int e accom the invention, lgure 1 lis an elevational view of the.percolator.1..zFi '.i`2is; a vertical sec'- -f tional view thereof.f-"li`1g. 3 is a top lfm view.

of the boiler. Fig;A 4 isaview s 2,-showing.afmod1iication.

Referrin now-particularly`to Fig'sul to 3i inclusiveg-t e numeral 1- designates-the' baseportion of the apparatus; forming a boiler or er follie# eating chamber, sa1d boiler'being provided at one side 'th a suitable handle 2.-'. ThiS boiler is Vadapted Vto .receive v'a' vpot l'-3, Vwhich may be cylindricalo'r. tapered in form and is provided witli'an ordinary pouringspout 4 and handle 5';v 'lhel basereceptacleor boiler 1 is provided in its top/with an opening for the introduction of fthe"` 'water -therelnto, which'opening is adapted to Abe closed by a screw-cap 6. l -The top 'ofthe boiler is depressedV to provide an Y:uiteg'ral well or cham-' er 7 to receive. the lower ortion of the pot 3, said chamber.' being omed by a vertical wall 8 and .a horizontal or 'bottom tom wall 9, the latter being spaced above the tomof the boiler to serve -the function ,of

l a false bottom therefor. Rising upwardly' -from the center of the wall 9 is a conducting tube 1 0, adapted to extend upwardly 'into the pot and preferably provided witha tapered contracted upper end 11. The upper portion of the boiler 1 is ovided a'. diametrically opposlte sides wit recesses 12 t reanyingjdrawing illustrating ceive the spout and handle of the pot, allowing the' latter to be conveniently fitted down into position in the boiler. `The pot 3 is provide with aniylf suitable ftype o1'. .t lid or cover 13, and as .projecting upwar y from the bottom thereof a tubeor sleeve 14 adapted to receive and telescolpeovertn tubedllO,

tapere or .a 'ssaid sleeve being suitab l tance upward correspon gsubstantially to the 'length'of the tube 10 and'provided above the latterlwith a cylindrical discharge ortion 15", thesaid tube 14 being contracted) at the ppint of juncture otitstapered and cylincal ortions by 'ja contracted ortion 16 adapte to receive the tapered env '11;of the tube I0, 'thus securing a close 'oint between the two when'litted together or operation. The discharge portion 15 `of the tube 14 carries a cage.1 7 in which operates a ball valve 18 adapted to open upwardly to permit of the discharge of the hot waterfrom the tube 10 `into the pot 'andto close by gravity to pre .vent the returnl of the same tothe, boiler. f -Itwill be observed that by the construction described of forming thetop plate of the boiler vwith a depending well to receive the lower portion of the bottom-of the pot, .an ,annular-steam chamber is roduced in the 4 11p er ortion of the boiler etween the side Vwal t ereo and` the surface of the well, whereby when the pot is inserted the bot- 'tom and a considerable portion of the body thereof will be heated to keep the coffee or other decoction hot. A Asa coffee pot must be vkept scruplously clean,frequent washing is necessary. The interior must therefore be made as accessible as possible for 'the insertion and removal of tional practical and essential advantage, the telescoping tapering tube 14 is made removable through the medium ofa screw-connection consisting of an externally threaded sleeve 14 rising from the `bottom of the coffee pot, and internal screw threads 14b This allows the tube 14 to be readil removed so thatlit, as well as the pot, may 'e cleaned lwithmuch greater facility.

Arranged within the upper portion of the pot .and supported bythe cover of the discharge portion 15 ofthe tube 14 is a percolating chamber. 19 closed by a.. removable screw cap 20, and having' atite lower end a sieve or perforated receptacle 21 formed of a wash-cloth, -To ,accomplish this addi` 10o i formed integral with the bottom of the tube.

any suitable perforate orfreticulate-material therein.

ofv proper-mesh .to hold the ground coee The' coffee in ground condition isl inserted throughthe open top ofthe chamber 19, which is then closed by the' application of-thescrew cap 20.

In operation, the boiler is filled ith water' sufficient fora pot lof coee through the filling opening therein, which is then closed by the screw-cap 6, after which the pot 3, charged with the proper amount of ground coffee, is fitted in position, and the appliance placed upon the stove or heater. The applicationof the pot effects a sealed connection with the boiler through telescoping engagement of the tubes 10 and 14', so that as soon as the water in the boiler begins to boil the steam bearing down u onthe hotfwater will force the latter upwardly throughthe tube 10 into the discharge portion 15 of the tube 14 and lift valve 18 and ass into the percolating chamber 19 where y the hot water thus supplied vto the percolating chamber combines with the soluble elements of the coffee and percolates slowly by gravity through the4 mass and'diseharges through the meshes of thesieve v2-1 down into the pot 3, where it forms a clear solution or decoctionwhich may be drawn 0H for use in the ordinary manner throughthe spout 4.

By providing the boiler 1 in which the wat-er is contained, the pot does not come in contact with the stove or burner, but is kept hot by thewalls ofthe boiler, and as a result of this construction, and the fact that the coffeedecoction remains in the pot and does not circulate over and over again through the percolating chamber, the decoction is not oiled and does 'not extract the bitter elements of the coffee, and hence is smooth,

-free from bitter taste and has a fine flavor and aroma. The potis allowed to remain in the boiler inrwhich a small amount of water is always present up' to the line of the wall 9, thus allowing sufficient heat to be retained and stored to keep the coffee extract or decoction at the desired temperature for use. Moreover, as the pot does not come in direct contact with the heat the formation of the film usually burned Iinto pots of ordinary construction which rests on the-stove or come in contact with the flame is avoided,- and consequently the life of the pot is prolonged and its condition remains unimpalred to produce a pure decoction free from odors. The hot water flowing through the mass ofcoffee tends to wash the grounds gradually down into the pot until, at the final stage of operation, the receptacle 21 is depleted or` practically depleted of its contents, whereby any remaining portion of the soluble sub.- stance of the coffee will be taken ,up bythe hot decoction and produce a decoction of maximum strength.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig.

in Figs. 1', 2 and 3, the

carried by the 4, the boiler 1@l is provided with a combined filling opening and well or seat rece )tacle formed inthe top thereof, the reeeptac ebeing produced by a downwardly extending wall or iange 7` of proper size to receive the pot and hold the same elevated a slight distance above the bottom of the boiler. After the water has assed from the boiler into the pot and falls elow the bottom of the pot, the flow of water will be'arrested, but snfli cient will remain in heated. The'construction of the pot is the same as that previously described exec )t that the form of the tube 14u. is slightly dllferent and said tube communicates directly with the boiler, the tube 10 of the latter bcing dispensed with. The operation of this construction is identical with that set forth in connection with the construction set forth pot fitting directly within the seat 7 to prevent the escape of any of the generated steam.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new, iszl 1. A percolator comprising a boiler havin r a depression in its top wall,4 and provider with transverse recesses at diametrically opposite sides ofthe depression, the wall of said depression extending downwardly into the boiler to provide a seat support, and a pot adapted to be inserted at its base through the opening into the boiler and to rest against saidjsup ort, said pot being provided with the usua pouring spout and a handle adaptedvtoit within said recesses and having therein a percolating chamber, and means for affording communication between said cham ber and the boiler through the bottom of the applied pot.

.2. A percolator comprising a cylindrical boiler having a top wall provided with a eentral de ression forming a well depending into the -boi er chamber to a point above the bottom thereof, whereby an annular chamber is formed in the to of the Heiler between the body thereof an the well, said boiler being -sealed against the escape of steam excepting through the well, and a pot ada )ted to fit at its base-portion within the wel so as to close the same, and to be supported thereby,

the boiler to keep the pot i whereby the bottom and a considerable portion of the body of the pot'will be heated from said annular steam chamber, said pot being provided with apercolating chamber, and a removable hot water conducting tube pot and in communication with the boiler through the bottom of the pot, all arranged and adapted to operate in the manner and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

y HOWARD W. REYNOLDS. Witnesses:

JAMES F. DUHAMEL, WILLIAM H. LUsK. 

